# Lemuel

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈlɛm.jə(wə)l/ · frequency rank #56,871

## Definitions
1. A king mentioned in the Proverbs.
2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
3. A character in the Book of Mormon, the younger brother of Laman and the elder brother of Nephi, Sam, Jacob, and Joseph.

## Etymology
From Hebrew לְמוּאֵל (lemu'él, ləmūʔel, literally “devoted to God”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lemuel